Mike Minarsky has spent a lifetime in radio, starting from his teenage years. After decades spent learning the ropes, hiring himself out as a "portable DJ" and working for "corporate America," he's now pursuing his passion out of his own living room, broadcasting his own programming on Wolverine Radio at WJGP-DP, 1690 AM. "This started out as a hobby. Now the hobby is becoming something different – it's becoming a career change," said Minarsky. He's taking advantage of a Federal Communications Commission law that permits anyone to operate a low-power transmitter of 1 milliwatt without obtaining an expensive FCC license. His single...

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